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Main description:

Artemisinins and Antimalarial Drug Combinations: Historical and Scientific Background of Discovery and Development provides a historical and scientific background of discovery and development artemisinin, aretemisinin derivatives, combination drugs, and related chemicals. This book is a historical document, a scientific treatise, a fascinating description of innovative research on new drug development carried out under extremely difficult conditions. This book also includes detailed experiment case, physical-chemical procedures, practical methodology, and clinical trials. This book is a valuable reference work for students and researchers in the fields of scientific history, medicine, pharmaceutical science, chemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology.

Contents:

1. Discovery of Artemisinin and History of Research and Discovery of Artemisinin Antimalarials2. Biological Research of Artemisia annua L 3. Chemical Research on Artemisinin4. Artemisinin Derivatives and Analogues5. Pharmacological Study on Artemisinin and Its Derivatives6. Clinical Studies of Artemisinin and its Derivatives7. Artemether and Lumefantrine Combination 8. Artemisinin and Naphthoquine Phosphate Combination9. The Combination of Artemisinin Drugs and Pyronaridine10. Artemisinins and piperaquine phosphate combinations